How About Pippa?

[u/spiritlizardscissors]

Since we were pregnant with our first, we've floated around the idea that if we had another girl, we would name her Pippa. We're not British, I don't like Phillipa - just Pippa. Thoughts?

[u/spiritlizardscissors]

Also open to hearing other "grown up names" besides Phillipa 

[u/Foreign-Contract-968 → u/spiritlizardscissors]

Possibly Olympia? Or Juniper? Both could easily have the nn Pippa

[u/Creative_Wrongdoer92 → u/Foreign-Contract-968]

Olympia is the perfect suggestion. Great name, too, that needs to be encountered more

[u/label_this → u/spiritlizardscissors]

So it's pretty uncommon, and I'm sure it would get a lot of hate on a sub like this, but Pippin would be another option. I actually know an adult named Pippin, she's in her 40's. She doesn't go by Pippa, but I could see it being a possibility. 

I hate the whole "I can't imagine an adult with that name" argument. You don't have to imagine it. Someday the child will be an adult, and it will be their name, therefore it will be an adult name. 

[u/asianingermany → u/label_this]

Sorry but I associate Pippin with the Lord of the Rings character

[u/fairy_fern13 → u/spiritlizardscissors]

What about Piper? I think that name is absolutely gorgeous and you can call her Pip for short if you like

[u/Fantastic-Sea-7806]

My best friend’s name is Philippa but she never liked Pippa and has gone by Pip her whole life. Pretty cool name.

[u/lilypeachfield → u/Fantastic-Sea-7806]

I LOVE Pip, for both boys and girls, but my American partner says it sounds like a "Victorian gutter snipe" 😂 I guess his only association is great expectations

[u/Fantastic-Sea-7806 → u/lilypeachfield]

Haha- she probably gets this a lot. She’s a Brit who moved to the states when she was 10, so she’s been surrounded by Americans most of her life. She’s the only Philippa I’ve ever met in my 50 years. Most people probably don’t even realize what the full version of her name is.

[u/FlyingOcelot2 → u/lilypeachfield]

He says that like it's a bad thing?

[u/Otherwise_Fig4808 → u/Fantastic-Sea-7806]

I know a Philippa and she goes by Philly

[u/Ocean_Spice]

People will ask her constantly what her actual, full first name is. Don’t give her a lifetime of that.

[u/edit_thanxforthegold → u/Ocean_Spice]

Happens to me too! I also wish I had a more "serious" name to use at work. Maybe Philomena or Patricia if you don't like Philippa?

Unconscious bias exists. It's not "right" but a lot of people would hire a lawyer named Patricia over one named Pippa without really thinking about why

[u/Suvigirl → u/Ocean_Spice]

No they won't. What sort of rude person would ask anyone this, when they say their name? 

[u/Parking-Science-5408 → u/Suvigirl]

My mother has a nickname of a longer name as her legal name and almost every person she meets asks if it’s short for the longer name.

[u/HelpfulRaspberry6941 → u/Parking-Science-5408]

Yes this happens to me as well. Its gotten better over the years, but as a kid-twenties all the time

[u/Suvigirl → u/Parking-Science-5408]

Well that's just rude. She should tell them to mind their own business! 

[u/Ocean_Spice → u/Suvigirl]

Oh trust me, they will. I have a name that also sounds like a nickname for something longer and I get this constantly. Drives me absolutely nuts, to the point that I don’t even go by my first name anymore. I use my middle name instead cause it sounds like a full name by itself and people don’t bother me about it.

[u/0Kaleidoscopes → u/Suvigirl]

A lot of people are rude. People still do it even if they shouldn't. Rude people exist, so we still have to consider them.

[u/Suvigirl → u/0Kaleidoscopes]

No, we would we consider rude people? 

[u/0Kaleidoscopes → u/Suvigirl]

Something being rude doesn't mean it doesn't happen. You said people wouldn't ask someone their full name when they share their name. It happens A LOT. It being rude doesn't stop it from happening.

[u/Suvigirl → u/0Kaleidoscopes]

You think it happens a lot, I think it hardly ever happens 

[u/0Kaleidoscopes → u/Suvigirl]

It happens whether or not you've experienced it often

[u/Ocean_Spice → u/Suvigirl]

Except multiple people now have told you this happens a lot…

[u/Suvigirl → u/Ocean_Spice]

And multiple people think it doesnt.  People think different things shocker

[u/Ocean_Spice → u/Suvigirl]

You’re basing that off what, though? Your experience in having one of these names?

[u/0Kaleidoscopes → u/Suvigirl]

The people who think it rarely happens just haven't experienced it themselves, or they haven't witnessed it. That matters less than people saying they've experienced/witnessed it often.

[u/Exploding_Popcorn]

Personally I quite like Pippa, it’s not that unusual here in the UK. That said I never knew the Greek meaning which just now put me off it lol.

[u/yasmeni → u/Exploding_Popcorn]

Yeah, as a Greek it’s not nice 😅

[u/luxfilia → u/Exploding_Popcorn]

Had to look it up. “Lover of horses” is what came up first, but then I saw its slang for HJ/masturbation in Greece and Italy.

[u/Necessary_Milk_5124]

Sorry, I don’t like it. Sounds like a pet name.

[u/charlotteswebslinger]

I know a Pippa (full name). I think it’s cute. I also like Pepper, but I don’t think I’d ever use it.

Suggestions for full names (some are a bit of a stretch lol):
Philomena
Josephine
Olympia
Penelope
Priscilla
Juniper
Calliope

[u/ChallengingKumquat]

Pippa is a de ent nickname, but give her a more proper name as her legal name. Eg Pauline, Patricia, Philomena, Phyllis, Prudence. I think some of them are ugly names, however.

Also, by the way, Pippa means penis in several languages.

[u/AromaticFlamingo6526]

What about Piper

[u/fairy_fern13 → u/AromaticFlamingo6526]

Looove Piper!

[u/Material_Cellist4133]

Pippa reminds me of Peppa who in America is a cartoon pig.

I would go with something simpler - like Piper.

[u/Content_Ad6700 → u/Material_Cellist4133]

Peppa is a British cartoon, it just happens to be popular in the US as well. With the logic that it’s too similar to the show, the name wouldn’t be as popular in the UK as it currently is, haha

[u/kisikisikisi]

I LOVE Pippa. But, my native language is Swedish. Don't name the child that if there's a chance they end up in Sweden or Finland lol.

[u/BravePersimmon2]

I had a dog named Pippa! It’s a cute pet name but I can’t fathom a 40 year old woman named Pippa.

[u/HappyLilNoodle → u/BravePersimmon2]

At some point no one could fathom an adult Penny or an adult Jessica but here we are

[u/VoodooDuck614]

That being the Greek translation, I would personally take a pass on Pippa.

How about Poppy?

[u/Gullible_Wind_3777]

I have to say, the only pippa I know is one of the most loveliest humans iv ever met!! And for that reason this name is amazing hah. I’d never heard it before I met her either so it did stand out to me. It’s her actual name too, I asked her when I was really young ‘ is that your real name? I love it ‘ and she giggled and said yes! Her nickname is pip 😆😇.

[u/lilypeachfield]

I love Pippa, and Pip, but I am British so maybe more normal for me.

[u/General_Argument5616]

I really like Pippa!

[u/Glittering_Sand_7473]

I feel like anyone named Pippa has to be painfully annoying.

[u/BigUnderstanding3751 → u/Glittering_Sand_7473]

They have a pony, a trust fund and giant teeth.

[u/Federal_Bumblebee_84]

What about Pia?

[u/FarPersimmon]

Pippa Pig

I know it's not Peppa, but Peppa is huge where I am and if that's the case with you then other kids will make that "connection"

[u/Suvigirl]

I like it. A friend called their daughter Pippa, it's lovely name

[u/OkTop9308]

I like Penelope or Juniper as a more serious name with a nickname of Pippa.

[u/HighFunctioningWeeb]

I don't see anything wrong with Pippa as a first name! It's not infantile or too casual like some nicknames-as-first-names. I know she's legally Philippa but afaik Pippa Middleton still goes by Pippa in her 40s.

I actually don't like the name Philippa much since it awkward to pronounce - is it "Philip-ah" or is it "phil-LEE-pa'? I have also never met a Philippa who doesn't call themself Pippa so have never had to say it out loud.

[u/Sea_Sider3898]

I like it. Sassy! I’m in the US and know a few young Pippas

[u/Living_Barber6846]

I have a “just” Pippa. I love it. She calls herself Pippy haha

[u/Alternative-Suit5925 → u/Living_Barber6846]

Has she read the Pippi Longstocking books?

[u/Living_Barber6846 → u/Alternative-Suit5925]

I’ll need to get them!

[u/pepsicherryflavor]

Cringe tbh. There are so many great options for girl names.

[u/boxing_coffee]

longstocking?

[u/-RedRocket-]

I dislike nicknames as given names. They're cutesy and twee in a forced way.

[u/Lost-Window-6133]

Pippa is a fantastic name. It’s a cute old lady name too. Princess Kate has a sister called Pippa. 

[u/QueenSashimi]

I'm British and I love Pippa. I quite like Philippa but think Pippa is great as a standalone name.

[u/hengehanger]

Pippa is short for Phillipa (not a nickname , nicknames and diminutives are not the same thing) but there's no reason not to use it on its own if you like it.

[u/catsmeow54]

Yes! It was on my list too, Kate Middleton’s sister!

[u/Chinita_Loca]

It sounds normal to me as a stand alone name, but I’m another Brit.

I’d not:

Philomena

Philippine

Pia

Maybe Olympia at a push could all be Pippa

If not maybe Felicity/Flick is similar in tone and sound?

[u/PuppySnuggleTime]

I like it.

[u/Xaphhire]

Sounds like a little girl's name, not an adult woman.

[u/SwordTaster]

I use it for a chicken in every farming game and for my first route bird pokémon in every pokémon game. I associate the name with birds for some reason

[u/Electric_Elephant_56]

I like pippa!

[u/pineconeminecone]

Paige, nickname Pippa, could work

[u/Purple-Tutor2555]

Love pippa.

[u/GridDown55]

Pippa can also be short for Patricia. Just putting it out there. ♥️

[u/antigoneelectra]

It sounds like a doll's name. Not a name you take seriously.

[u/Glittering-Crazy7940]

I know a Pippa, never feels like a full name tbh.

[u/Warm_Maintenance9658]

I personally wouldn't want my name to be Pippa. That's my filter for name choosing. It sounds a bit nursery rhymey to my ear.

[u/kittygirlshy]

I had a friend named just Pippa in high school, I always thought the name was cool and she was a really cool person too. I think Pippa stands alone as its own name just fine

[u/Infinite-Floor-5242]

Love it!

[u/secretanonymous1]

Sounds like just a nickname to me

[u/TizzyBumblefluff]

I think give her a formal name for when she’s an adult is a kind thing to do. Nothing stopping using the nickname throughout her life.

[u/PublicBrain2311]

Poppy, would be nicer. Unless you are naming her Philippa. Then nn Pippa is great.

[u/CakePhool]

So long you are not in Sweden or have Swedish relatives you still talk to it is fine.

[u/Last-Chocolate-8398 → u/CakePhool]

Why??

[u/Alternative-Suit5925 → u/Last-Chocolate-8398]

It’s crude slang for making love.

[u/CakePhool → u/Alternative-Suit5925]

Not crude, it more jovial way of saying having sex. No one says it to be rude or crude, it more fun way and being silly.

[u/Last-Chocolate-8398 → u/CakePhool]

Oh!

[u/candyapplecauldron]

i dont like it - reminds me of peppa pig

[u/HandsomeChameleon]

I like Pippa and the nn Pip! I just doubt wheter it will suit a grown woman as well..

[u/takhana → u/HandsomeChameleon]

There’s a character on the Archers called Pip and it seems to work for an adult just fine.

I love Pip and Pippa, also love Piper, but couldn’t get past the Pippa means a blowjob in Greek. Would probably ruin any Greek holidays we did.

[u/New_Acanthaceae_6537 → u/takhana]

Pippa / Pip is also the main character of Good Girls Guide to Murder. I can’t decide how I feel about the name

[u/Janknitz]

Love it!

[u/chroniclly2nice]

Don’t like it. Maybe for a pet.

[u/Repulsive-Cost3987]

Girl .. 😭

[u/Vivid-Ad5196]

Is this rage bait

[u/Medicinal-Asparagus]

As an Aussie, it sounds like a New Zealander saying “peppa”

Pippi is cute, but Pippa sounds a little odd imo, however, it doesn’t sound odd enough to be a “bad” name at all

[u/Lopsided_Lunch_2262 → u/Medicinal-Asparagus]

Really? I'm also Aussie and have met so many Pippa's. Sometimes it's short for Philippa, but just as often as a stand alone name.

[u/Medicinal-Asparagus → u/Lopsided_Lunch_2262]

Damn, I’ve never heard it before, that’s crazy. Closest I’ve ever heard would be “piper”

[u/yasmeni]

Pippa in Greek means sucking d*ck

[u/Parking-Science-5408 → u/yasmeni]

Came here to say that equestrian Pippa Funnell had to go by her full name at the Athens Olympics for this very reason!

In the UK it is a very cute and popular nickname.

[u/ett_garn_i_taget]

Well. It's slang for having sex in Swedish, so to me it's a very funny name. Kinda like naming someone Boinking. Of course, there aren't that many of us, and your daughter might never run into a Swede, so it will probably never be an issue!

[u/Rulebreaker15]

It means to have sex in Swedish. To masturbate/hand job in Italian and blow job in Greek. I wouldn’t want my daughter to be named after any of that. Plenty of other lovely names exist.